Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-08
Local News.

Tom Whltford sold to Brewer IL
Penhallegon of the Cash Grocery House
a lot OF fine roasting ears of sweet corn
on Wednesday, July 9th.
Misses Jeuck & Cummings offer to
sell their millinery store on reasonable
terms. See advertisement in another
column.
The celebration in the town of Mos
COW on the 4th was largely attended.
Hon. Calvert Spensley, of this city, de
livered an able and patriotic Grafton.
John NJ. Ellsworth, of Dodgeville,
will keep his fine stud of imported and
thoroughbred horses in this city three
days of each week during the fall
season.
The infant son, aged seven months,
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Mcdonnell,
OF Waldwick, died on Tuesday, and
was buried at the Waldwick Catholic
chuTcn on w euneSday.
The fourteenth annual exhibition
of the Boscobel agricultural and driv-
ing park association will be held Sept.
q, %, %, 80, 1887. Large purses are
offered, and a successful fair is con-
tidently expected.
John Stephenson, who lives about a
mile south of this city, lost nearly one
hundred dollars worth of hay by the
heavy rain of Saturday last Others
living along the railroad track suffered |
considerable damage from the floods.
Since the heavy rains it looks as
though farmers who did not sell their
stock at a sacrifice acted wisely; for
with good pastures from this time
forth stock will be in good condition
to sell in the fall even if there is not
sufficient hay in this section to winter
them
Mr.. and Mrs. John Charles and |
children have gone to West Salem,
near La Crosse, where Mr.. Charles is |
engaged in experimenting the CON
struction of the La Crosse county in
sane asylum. They expect to be alb
sent from Mineral Point about six
months.
Recent methods of Education form
the subject of an essay by Col. | Ed
wards Clarke, to appear in the next
number of the American Magazine. |
Col Clarke's connection with the
Bureau of Education at Washington |
enables him To give trustworthy re-
view of the changes which he regards |
as the beginning of new era.
A bad stabbing affair occurred at
Belmont on the 4th. Frank James,
son of William James, of Cottage Inn, |
was badly cut with a knife in the
hands of Chris Speth. Young James |
now lies at his fathers home in a very |
critical condition, his wounds being |
of a serious nature and consisting of |
n deep cash in the abdomen and an |
ugly cut in the arm.
Fourteen patients from Polk coun- |
ty, this state, were received at the !
Iowa county insane asylum last week. |
The names of the patients are as fol- |
lows females NJ. Nelson: NJ. Dorsey,
c. Wellander, c. Pinney, A. Bohm,
+. George, S. NJ Davis, A. Larson;
males, b. Aronson, c. Goldnow, 5.
Iverson, l.. Johnson, w. Kinney, 0.
J. Rule.
Fine showers of rain fell in this |
vicinity on Friday, Saturday, Sunday
and Monday of the past week. The
rain of Saturday afternoon was the |
heaviest which has fallen in this sec
ton for several years past. Pastures |
which had begun to look bare and |
brown now bear an emerald hue, and |
the prospect for good crops generally
has been greatly enhanced.
Platteville held a rousing celebration
on the 4th. There was large atten-
dance of patriotic citizens from the
surrounding country. Major ]. II.
Rountree, president of the day, deliv-
cred an opening address, aud Hon. J.
NJ. Smith delivered the Grafton, which
was able and patriotic, and was well re-
ceived by his hearers. A large number
of toasts were responded to by citizens
of Platteville.
The recent rains have revived the
dropping hopes of farmers and all
others. The crop outlook in this SEQ
ton is by no means discouraging.
Persons, who during the past few
weeks have travelled over a considerable
portion of southwest Wisconsin, say
that they never saw corn as far ad-
vanced ut this season of the year
Wheat, oats and barley look well in
most fields. The chinch bugs have
proven destructive in some places, but
their ravages will not be SO extensive
as at first feared. The pastures have
become green again and promise a
good yield of grass for fall grazing.
There was a large attendance at the
celebration at Linden on Tuesday,
July 9Th. Rev. c. C. Schwartz deliv-
cred ali able grafton. A base ball
tournament constituted the sporting
feature of the day. The first game
was between Linden and Miffiin: score.
Linden 20, Mihiin S. The second
game was between Livingston and
Lost Grove; score, Livingston Is, Lost
Grove 5. The final game was between
the winners for $1,000. and resulted in
a score of u for Linden and for Iiv-
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